Founded by Dr. János Radványi, Professor
of History, in 1981, the Center for International Security and
Strategic Studies (CISS) at Mississippi State University (MSU) is
the only university-based research institute in the Southeastern
Region between Atlanta and Austin working on specific
international security studies. As a full scale research
operation, during its two decades of existence, the Center has
become an important arm of the Vice President for Research. It has
organized national and international symposiums, workshops, and
conferences at Mississippi State University, Jackson and Biloxi,
Mississippi, New Orleans, Washington, D.C., as well as in London,
Basel, Switzerland, Kyoto, Karuizawa and Niigata, Japan, and
Budapest, Hungary. In accordance with its mandate, the CISS is
cooperating with university-wide centers, departments, and
individual faculty at MSU on projects related to international
security issues. Moreover, it offers teaching, public services,
and enhances student's interest toward international issues. Last
but not least, the CISS is assisting the State''s economic
developers and the private sectors in establishing useful contacts
with international business leaders.

The Center for International
Security and Strategic Studies is a university-based institute, and reports
directly to the Vice President for Research at Mississippi State
University. The CISS is receiving
major financial support from private foundations, government
agencies, and from the Mississippi business community.